The Shattered Tiara: Deconstructing the Archetype of the Fallen Princess in the Narrative of Lucia
The archetype of the "Fallen Princess" represents a powerful subversion of traditional fairy tale hierarchies, transforming the passive royal heroine into a figure of tragic agency. This paper provides a complete character and narrative analysis of Lucia —a composite protagonist drawn from the fusion of classical princess tropes and modern deconstructionist fiction. Through the lens of Jungian archetypes, feminist literary criticism, and tragic narrative theory, this study examines Lucia’s trajectory from gilded innocence to catastrophic ruin, and finally to a state of ambiguous resurrection. The paper argues that Lucia’s “fall” is not merely a loss of status but a necessary deconstruction of the idealised feminine, ultimately redefining power as the acceptance of moral and psychological complexity. fallen princess lucia
Institute of Comparative Literature and Archetypal Studies The Shattered Tiara: Deconstructing the Archetype of the